When did Seaquest DSV release?

Seaquest DSV was first released on August 27, 1994.

Seaquest DSV

Aug 27, 1994ShooterStrategySuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Game Boy

Seaquest DSV — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Seaquest DSV on?: Seaquest DSV was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy.
When did Seaquest DSV release?: Seaquest DSV was first released on August 27, 1994.

About Seaquest DSV

seaQuest DSV is a real-time simulator/strategy game depiction of the seaQuest DSV television series for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The player takes the role of the captain of the submarine seaQuest DSV 4600, and is tasked with carrying out a series of missions in a series of levels, divided up as "ocean quadrants". There is a seaQuest DSV game for the Game Boy as well, but it is completely different from the 16-bit console versions.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy
Developer: Sculptured Software, Inc.
Publisher: Malibu Games
Game modes: Single player

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

51/100

from 6 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$11	$40	$88	4 reviews	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Game Boy. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$11

Complete

$40

Sealed

$88

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$26	$114	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $2.47 in Oct 2007, $8.74 five years ago, and $11.48 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$2.11	—
Jan 2009	$2.45	—
Jan 2010	$1.00	—
Jan 2011	$0.99	—
Jan 2012	$1.22	—
Jan 2013	$4.75	—
Jan 2014	$4.95	$23
Jan 2015	$5.41	$8.61
Jan 2016	$5.22	$14.90
Jan 2017	$7.95	$40
Jan 2018	$6.52	$19.73
Jan 2019	$6.51	$16.18
Jan 2020	$6.97	$14.25
Jan 2021	$7.98	$17.45
Jan 2022	$9.72	$22
Jan 2023	$9.99	$37
Jan 2024	$9.33	$30
Jan 2025	$11.48	$30
Jan 2026	$11.99	$31
Oct 2026	$11.48	$40

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	February 1995	785138340043
Europe / PAL	30 June 1995	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A decent licensed submarine action game, although the Super NES version gets the better of it.

seaQuest DSV is a scrolling action and strategy game based on the NBC television series, developed by Sculptured Software. You captain the submarine seaQuest DSV 4600 on underwater missions. The Genesis cart reached North America in February 1995 and Europe on 30 June 1995, and the Genesis and Super NES designs are not identical.

Next Generation rated the Genesis version four stars out of five. It said that the Super NES version is far superior if you have both systems but that Genesis owners should not be disappointed.

What the press said at the time

Game Players		82%
Mean Machines Sega		77/100
Next Generation		4/5
Video Games		69%

“There’s a nice selection of things to do, it’s just that the way the whole thing is executed leaves something to be desired. Lots of room for improvement.”
— GamePro, July 1995

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Sculptured Software said the Genesis and SNES versions differ in missions, controls and intro demos, since each was designed around its system's strengths.

Also on other platforms

Super NES · Game Boy

Super NES	Sculptured Software
Game Boy	Unexpected Development

Game Boy. The Game Boy game is completely different from the console versions.

How the other versions reviewed

Super NES	AllGame	4/5
Super NES	Computer and Video Games	77/100
Game Boy	GamePro	15/20
Super NES	GamePro	16/20
Super NES	Game Players	88/100
Super NES	Hyper	84%
Super NES	Mega Fun	72%
Game Boy	Nintendo Power	11/20
Super NES	Nintendo Power	12.7/20
Super NES	Official Nintendo Magazine	83/100
Super NES	Total!	83/100
Game Boy	Video Games	37%
Super NES	Video Games	78%
Game Boy	Video Games & Computer Entertainment	6/10
Super NES	Video Games & Computer Entertainment	6/10
Super NES	Entertainment Weekly	C+

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits below the middle. The European cart usually costs far more than the US one, both loose and complete, so the US cart is the easy buy.